In the Community

The annual Benefits of Bocce fundraising tournament is fast approaching, and this year's proceeds will go to Burnaby's Down Syndrome Research Foundation.

Chelsey Binns knows a little bit about moving around. The Royal City resident was born here, but moved to Melbourne, Australia as a youngster, returning when she was 12.

Hillside views and a private patio in this townhouse unit

Burnaby's Nikkei centre hosted Tanabata, the Japanese star festival, on Thursday, July 7. People celebrate the traditional summer festival by making paper decorations and writing wishes on a colourful paper streamers.

The Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. is hosting a series of summer programs. The latest is an insect-themed day camp, which runs Aug. 9 and 11. Participants get to eat salt-and-vinegar or barbecue-flavoured crickets.

By day, Mark George is an auxiliary custodian at the Burnaby Village Museum. The rest of the time, at least for the last while, he's been losing weight.

Memorial service for Grace Joe set for Aug. 20

Children's clothing company Please Mum has closed its doors at the Brentwood and Lougheed town centres. The closures came with little notice in early July, according to Brentwood Town Centre manager Brian Wong.

Members of the SFU Pipe Band are hoping to snag top spot in the world championships this weekend in Glasgow, Scotland. Since the early '90s, the band has often placed in the top three spots in world competition.

Very soon a spectacular fall flowerer with many names will be available in garden centres - today it's usually called autumn crocus after its flowering time and the shape of its large, gobletshaped flowers in purplepink, mauve or white.